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Anxiety related skin picking

Started by Holden, February 13, 2019, 12:58:09 PM

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Holden

Does anyone pick their skin/acne out of anxiety? As can be expected from being on T, I have acne on my face, but also a lot on my back. My face is kind of OK at the moment, but my back goes haywire when I'm stressed or anxious, mostly because I agitate it by picking at it.

Does anyone have anything they do for this? I'll take any advice.
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Tribble

I'm not sure if this is exactly what you're describing, but I'm afflicted with the condition in this link:

http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/conditions/excoriation-disorder-skin-picking-or-dermatillomania

I need to seek treatment for it.  I've always been a compulsive pimple popper and I have literally spent days digging deep to get ingrown hairs out. :(
2003-2004 -- Gradual transition -- I didn't correct pronouns and people basically settled on the right ones on their own.
late 2004 -- Orchiectomy.
Late 2015 -- Stupidly saw the political climate and spurned on by my husband's request for a divorce I detransitioned.
2019 -- Rebuilding my wardrobe so I can retransition.  Turns out I cain't bury my true self, after all.  I call these last few years my failed experiment.  At least I found my true feelings were real.
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